A crane lifts a blade to the top of a wind tower Monday while workers wait (on the top) to assemble the inner mechanics. The wind tower, located three miles southeast of Beaver Creek or seven miles southwest of Luverne, is the second of four towers to be assembled in the area. The local investors of Minwind I and Minwind II each own two of the four towers. Each turbine will carry 1.8 megawatts, or enough energy to power 400 homes. The power generated will be sold to Alliant Energy.
Photo by Jolene Farley